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New UK plea deal guidance won’t change much but gives companies more certainty

By Martin Coyle ( April 29, 2025, 15:39 GMT | Comment) -- New guidance to help UK companies self-report white-collar crime to escape prosecution won't lead to any sudden flood of confessions to the Serious Fraud Office, but taken alongside upcoming legislative changes, some rise in self-reporting can be expected. The scales appear still to be weighted a little toward companies taking a more reticent approach to reporting wrongdoing, though.New guidance to help UK companies self-report white-collar crime to escape prosecution is unlikely to see queues form at the door of the national enforcer, but in tandem with upcoming legislative changes it could prompt a rise in self-reporting....

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